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I am not one of those who believes that history repeats, but consider the following from Herodotus: the Oracle at Delphi told the fabulously wealthy King Croesus that if he invaded Persia he would "destroy a great empire." Croesus invaded and lost--the empire he destroyed was his own.

"i have two Microsoft Outlooks, and neither one of those are working."

The Astronauts truly representing us all up there.

Good morning! The website of the 14th Amendment Center for Law & Democracy is LIVE! And it’s 🔥.

You need this resource pinned in your favorites. Especially now.

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Why Biden-era clean energy investment policies had limited political returns | PNAS The Biden Administration enacted the largest federal policy framework to incentivize clean energy and decarbonization in U.S. history. We examine w...

Fascinating new research paper asks: why did Biden receive so little political credit for his enormous investments in manufacturing? Turns out people give all the credit to governors (ironically, in this case, mostly red-state governors who were hostile to the policy!).

a meme — the top says “My dog just got a haircut and now he looks like he gave up drinking and got his life together” and underneath are 2 photos of a dog (a schnauzer i think?). on the left, the “before,” he’s scruffy and in need of a haircut and a bath. and on the right, the “after,” he’s clean and clipped and wearing a jaunty red bow tie and looking very dapper indeed.

i don’t know if it’s the jaunty bow tie or what but i cannot stop laughing at this

Gladys West, Unsung Figure in Development of GPS, Dies at 95

“Dr. West’s mathematics really did lay the foundation for the global positioning system to be built,” D. Sarah Stamps, a geophysicist at Virginia Tech, said in an interview. “She made the world more precise for all of us.” 🫶🏾

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Time for some Coase Theorem!

The 📚 Encyclopedia of Political Communication 📚 is now out in the wild, and a first awesome batch of entries is available in open access!

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An incredible resource!

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Bar chart titled “Who’s Really Blocking California Development?” showing the share of CEQA lawsuits by plaintiff type. HOAs and NIMBY groups account for the majority at 54%. Business and commercial plaintiffs file 20% of cases, government entities 13%, environmental groups 8%, tribal or cultural groups 4%, and labor unions 2%. The chart notes the analysis is based on 1,234 CEQA court opinions from 1973–2025 using CourtListener data, with HOAs/NIMBYs defined as homeowner associations, neighborhood groups, and ad hoc project-opposition groups.

The Abundance movement often points to environmental groups as the obstacles to building. But who actually files the lawsuits blocking projects? It’s not environmental groups. It’s been lawyered-up HOAs protecting property values all along. Regulation by litigation is the problem.

Ben diagram with Santa in the middle and the three circles being “Great Power, Great Responsibility,” “Wears Red Suite,” and “Knows If You’ve Been Naughty Or Nice.” Overlaps are God, SpiderMan and the Spanish Inquisition.

Love Santa? Love Venn diagrams? Love this #Christmas edition. #MerryChristmas

I feel the need, the need for speed

Photo of Michael Dorn in in his Worf makeup and wearing dad jeans and a shark shirt while sitting behind the camera, directing an episode of DS9

Worf in dad jeans and a shark shirt directing DS9 is the timeline cleanse you didn’t know you needed 🖖

"there's a new serif in town"

Money Doesn't Buy Elections. It Does Something Worse. Campaign ads barely move the needle. The real influence is hiding in plain sight.

Study after study shows campaign ads barely move the needle. So where does money’s real power come from? I ranked the five ways money corrupts politics—from least to most corrosive. What I’ve learned from 15 years of tracking political money:

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This dog led an officer to his leash while being rescued from his burning home. 14/10 for all (IG: aurorapoliceil)

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She survived 9/11, then began a life of healing others Jocelyn Brooks said she would’ve regretted not becoming a nurse if she had not survived the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center.

Jocelyn Brooks pursued her dream of working in medicine after she escaped from the World Trade Center on 9/11.

“I want to hold somebody’s hands when they’re crying and when they’re at their lowest because I survived,” she said.

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Jessica Chastain Opens Up About Studying at Harvard as She Admits She's a 'Secret Nerd' During a Sept. 2 appearance on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,' Jessica Chastain opened up about attending Harvard University to attain a Master's degree. The Oscar winner said that her progr...

Master of Public Administration degree, folks!
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Imagine asking people two questions -- whether each of these is a good or bad way to run a govt:

1) having a democratic political system

2) having a strong leader who does not have to bother with parliament and elections

What percent says *both* are good?

44%!